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The Dawn Wall

I think my dad felt the best way to prepare thisfragile little kid for the world was to...

I think my dad felt the best way to prepare this
fragile little kid for the world was to toughen him up
a little bit

Full Transcript

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I think my dad felt
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the best way to prepare this fragile little kid for the world
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was to toughen him up a little bit.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:25
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, sport
Production
Sender Films,Red Bull Media House

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Movie Summary

In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan.
Every summer, we'd go to Yosemite with my family, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
Every summer, we'd go to Yosemite with my family,
Some of the craziest climbing stunts you could ever do, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
Some of the craziest climbing stunts you could ever do,
The things that Tommy's dad took him on, - The Dawn Wall 00:08
The things that Tommy's dad took him on,
He basically took hardship and rephrased it as growth. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
He basically took hardship and rephrased it as growth.
He was loving, but he definitely let me suffer. - The Dawn Wall 00:05
He was loving, but he definitely let me suffer.
The word that was in my mind was resilience. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
The word that was in my mind was resilience.
It seems to me one of the best gifts you can give your kid - The Dawn Wall 00:06
It seems to me one of the best gifts you can give your kid
By the time I was 14 or 15, - The Dawn Wall 00:07
By the time I was 14 or 15,
Climbing was the first thing in my life - The Dawn Wall 00:05
Climbing was the first thing in my life
So Tommy was 16, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
So Tommy was 16,
We thought we'd drive over there and watch the comp - The Dawn Wall 00:05
We thought we'd drive over there and watch the comp
And the day before the big competition, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
And the day before the big competition,
So I entered that, my first competition ever. - The Dawn Wall 00:04
So I entered that, my first competition ever.
And I don't know if this was an official policy - The Dawn Wall 00:10
And I don't know if this was an official policy
Hello, everyone. I'm James Brown, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
Hello, everyone. I'm James Brown,
Expert climbers will test their skills - The Dawn Wall 00:07
Expert climbers will test their skills
So all of a sudden, Tommy went from nobody at all - The Dawn Wall 00:09
So all of a sudden, Tommy went from nobody at all
Tommy became known - The Dawn Wall 00:04
Tommy became known
I was doing this series of competitions, - The Dawn Wall 00:06
I was doing this series of competitions,
She just caught my attention totally. I was like, "Woah!" - The Dawn Wall 00:09
She just caught my attention totally. I was like, "Woah...